Hesionura elongata and Protodorvillea kefersteini in offshore circalittoral coarse sand
Description (English)
Offshore (deep) circalittoral habitats with coarse sand may support populations of the interstitial polychaete Hesionura elongata with Protodorvillea kefersteini. Other notable species include the phyllodocid polychaete Protomystides limbata and the bivalve Moerella pygmaea. This biotope was reported in the offshore northern North Sea by Eleftheriou and Basford (1989). Relatively little data exists for this biotope.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code MD3212 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Invertebrates
Protodorvillea kefersteini
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Protodorvillea kefersteini | Invertebrates |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | A5.152 | Hesionura elongata and Protodorvillea kefersteini in offshore coarse sand | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A5.142 | Hesionura elongata and Protodorvillea kefersteini in offshore coarse sand | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A4.141 | Coarse sand, 100-120 m, with polychaetes Hesionura elongata, Protodorvillea kefersteini, Protomystides bidentata and molluscs Moerella pygmaea | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A4.141 | Coarse sand, 100-120 m, with polychaetes Hesionura elongata, Protodorvillea kefersteini, Protomystides bidentata and molluscs Moerella pygmaea | same |
